Category Archives: Stock Market

How to Enjoy the Magic of Rising Stock Prices

Let’s begin with the understanding that something delightful is taking place in the stock market.  The S&P 500’s up 22.33 percent year to date.  What’s more, the S&P 500 just hit a new nominal high of 1,745.  Can you believe … Continue reading

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Ground Control to Major Tom: Reserves Are in Jeopardy

Ground Control to Major Tom: Reserves Are in Jeopardy By Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, Casey Research When you hear about the “gold reserves” a mining company has in the ground, the natural assumption would be that they’re talking … Continue reading

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Stock Market Shangri-La

The big news early in the week was that Larry Summers – the man so smart he lost hot breakfasts for Harvard and $2 billion of the university’s operating funds – withdrew his name from consideration for the next Federal … Continue reading

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The Economic Recovery that Never Was

“There are three kinds of lies,” observed Mark Twain.  “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.”  Perhaps Twain had government economic reports in mind when he made his famous quip. For example, a quick glance at the headline unemployment numbers published Friday … Continue reading

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